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Ivan VI Antonovich (Russian: Иван VI Антонович; 23 August [O.S. 12 August] 1740 – 16 July [O.S. 5 July] 1764), also known as Ioann Antonovich, was an infant emperor of Russia from October 1740 until he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna in December 1741.
- 28 October 1740 – 6 December 1741
- Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Russia
Mar 15, 2024 · Ivan VI (born Aug. 12 [Aug. 23, New Style], 1740, St. Petersburg, Russia—died July 5 [July 16], 1764, Shlisselburg Fortress, near St. Petersburg) was an infant emperor of Russia in 1740–41. The son of Prince Anton Ulrich of Braunschweig-Bevern-Lüneburg and Anna Leopoldovna, the niece of Empress Anna (reigned in Russia 1730–40), Ivan ...
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Sep 25, 2023 · Ivan VI Antonovich, also known as Ioann Antonovich, was the youngest emperor of Russia. The infant emperor Ivan VI was “in power” from October 1740 until December 1741, when he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna, the daughter of Peter the Great.
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The youngest of Russian emperors, Ivan VI, spent most of his life forgotten in solitary confinement in a dank prison. His real name and identity were unknown even to the guards. The story of...
Jun 3, 2020 · Ivan VI of Russia (Ivan Antonovich) was the youngest Russian tsar in history. He was proclaimed emperor when only two months old, and his 22-year-old mother, Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna, took the title of Regent; but, barely one year of Ivan’s reign had passed before Tsarevna Elisabeth Petrovna (the daughter of Peter the Great) seized the ...
May 23, 2018 · IVAN VI. (1740 – 1764), emperor of Russia, October 28, 1740 to December 6, 1741. Ivan was born in August 1740, the son of Duke Anton-Ulrich of Brunswick and Anna Leopoldovna (1718 – 1746), niece of the childless Empress Anna (reigned 1730 – 1740), who nominated Anna's as yet unborn child as her heir. The infant Ivan succeeded Anna in ...
Ivan VI Antonovich ( Russian: Иван VI Антонович; 23 August [ O.S. 12 August] 1740 – 16 July [ O.S. 5 July] 1764 ), also known as Ioann Antonovich, was an infant emperor of Russia from October 1740 until he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna in December 1741.